Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-17
Jersey Cattle and Their Merits.

Jersey Cattle and Their Merits.
Hon. Edward Burnett, distinguished
Massachusetts farmer, graduate OF har-
ward University and member of Congress
from that State, recently delivered lee
ture before the students of the Mass. Agri-
cultural College on the above subject of
which the following is an abstract
To Col. LIE Couteur is due the.credit for
the Jersey, as we know her. In 1884. he
commenced his work as prominent pro-
moter OF the breed. and in the following
fifteen wears made the Jersey of to-day.
From 1884 to 1849 was the golden era OF
the breed. Our own importations COM
mencing in 1850 1851-1862, when Messrs.
Motley, Taintor, Norton and Buck laid
the foundation OF our famous strains of
blood. Mr.. Philip Dauncey is justly called
the father of Jersey breeders IN England.
The foundation OF the breed was a cross on
the large red Normandy COW with the
small black Brittany many centuries ago
On the Island OF Jersey we find the best
farming, still the Hollanders make claim
for neatness. In jersey there are 1000
people to the square mile, while In Hol-
land there are only 200. The treasure
highest in a Jerseyman' estimation is his
COW, and wonderful results can be obtained
il they are only headed rightly. A typical
dairy animal, be she jersey, Guernsey.
AYRSHIRE or Holstein. is a typical dairy
animal She has long head. broad be-
tween the eyes, with prominent yet mild
eve, fine neck, broad. wide hips. round
carcass hoped with fiat ribs. good, we'll
formed udder with prominent milk veins.
Some Holsteins. were it not for their color,
could easily be passed tor Jerseys and
vice versa. A strong constitution is neces-
sary, and it is something the Jersey
lacks The breeding of the animal is
first, but by no means all. With such
an intricate machinery that is so easily
upset the breeding must be supplement
should not be the scavengers of the herd,
they should be cared for from the be-
ginning.
For the ordinary farmer grade is bet
ter than thoroughbred. They have more
constitution. A good average yield for a
thoroughbred Jersey herd, setting aside
these skillful phenomenal records. is L.
600 pounds, and herd of grade Jerseys
or Guernseys should keep up to it. The
difference comes in the value of the calves.
The best COW will make the most butter
from the least amount of feed and the
same amount of milk. The jersey trans
mits its markings more strongly than any
other animal. A Jersey bull in a COM
munity will in five years change the looks
of the whole stock of that community, and
in ten years the animals will be found
with clear cut Jersey heads. 1t ia like
throwing stone into pond, ripple is
sent through the entire body. The time
IL coming when dairy breed may be es-
tabiished in this country. but that is slow
|ly. A combination of the Jersey and
Guernsey makes an admirable animal.
They are both from the same source. only
the Jersey has predominance of the lit
tie Brittany, while the large red Nor
mandy is plainly seen In the Guernsey.
The Guernseys give an extremely rich
color to their butter, painfully so at times,
while the Jerseys make up for their lack
of color in the exceeding fine grain and
texture. The Jersey or the Guernsey en-
able the farmers to convert their milk in
to butter in the most advantageous way.
Mr.. Burnett answered several questions,
and in reply to one said that he was
crank on feed crank on clover hay
He thought clover about the best teed for
butter. He made an experiment with
three Jerseys. No. he fed on cob meal
shorts and good hay; No 2 on hay and
! six quarts gluten meal; and No. on
clover hay and cob meal. These were
fed for two weeks, and he found upon
churnng that No. l butter had not the
not get to harden, and that it had a pecul-
lar taste. Clover should be cut at the
right time and should be cured in the
tumble. The corn should be sound and
ground at least twice week. He was a
strong advocate Of roots, raising the yell
low globe margles.